Disparity between college preparation and career demands for graduating engineers

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1221-1231

  Baytiyeh, Hoda ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

College preparation; Engineering practice; Soft skills

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES; COLLEGE PREPARATION; EMPLOYMENT MARKET; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; ENGINEERING PROFESSION; LEBANON; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMWORK; ONLINE SURVEYS; PERSONAL SKILLS; PRACTICING ENGINEERS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE; SOFT SKILLS; TECHNICAL FIELDS; TECHNICAL SKILLS; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EMPLOYMENT; ENGINEERS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84867826452     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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